Patrick F. Jordan is the chief operating officer for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system, where he oversees operations of the $2.2 billion organization. Jordan ensures the ongoing delivery of efficient and effective operations and shared services across Dartmouth-Hitchcock. The health system includes the only academic medical center in New Hampshire, four member hospitals in New Hampshire and Vermont, and a significant physician practice, including over 1,000 primary care providers in the Northeast. Jordan previously served as chief operating officer for Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, where he oversaw more than 5,000 employees, $1.2 billion in operating revenues, 350 inpatient beds, and a vast outpatient enterprise. In addition, he was responsible for the real estate and supply chain portfolios for the entire Lahey health system. Prior to joining Lahey, Jordan served as chief operating officer of Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, where he was tapped to serve as interim president in 2012. In his early years at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Jordan was instrumental in the implementation of a fiscal recovery plan. He previously had worked at Massachusetts General Hospital as the director of radiology and a manager in materials management. He is a member of the board of directors for New England Life Care. Jordan has been a mentor to students and alumni from the public administration mentor program and serves on the Suffolk University Alumni Advisory Board and the Sawyer Business School Healthcare Administration Advisory Board. He served for seven years in the 82nd Airborne Division and Special Operations Command. He achieved the rank of captain during the invasion of Panama and was awarded the Bronze Star during the Persian Gulf War. Jordan earned an Executive MBA from Suffolk’s Sawyer Business School in 1996 and holds a bachelor’s degree from Fitchburg State College.